Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mango
versus
carrot juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mango and carrot juice:
Mango and carrot juice contain similar amounts of calories - mango has 60 calories per 100 grams and carrot juice has 40 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mango is lighter in protein and similar to carrot juice for carbs and fat. Mango has a macronutrient ratio of 5:90:5 and for carrot juice, 9:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Mango | Carrot Juice | |
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Protein | 5% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 90% | 88% |
Fat | 5% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mango and carrot juice contain similar amounts of carbs - mango has 15g of total carbs per 100 grams and carrot juice has 9.3g of carbohydrates.
Mango has 100% more dietary fiber than carrot juice - mango has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.8g of dietary fiber.
Carrot juice has 71% less sugar than mango - mango has 13.7g of sugar per 100 grams and carrot juice has 3.9g of sugar.
Mango and carrot juice contain similar amounts of protein - mango has 0.82g of protein per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.95g of protein.
Both mango and carrot juice are low in saturated fat - mango has 0.09g of saturated fat per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Mango is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 328% more Vitamin C than carrot juice - mango has 36.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and carrot juice has 8.5mg of Vitamin C.
Carrot juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 16 times more Vitamin A than mango - mango has 54ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and carrot juice has 956ug of Vitamin A.
Mango and carrot juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mango has 0.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and carrot juice has 1.2mg of Vitamin E.
Mango and carrot juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mango has 4.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and carrot juice has 15.5ug of Vitamin K.
Carrot juice has more thiamin, however, mango contains more folate. Both mango and carrot juice contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Mango | Carrot Juice | |
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Thiamin | 0.028 MG | 0.092 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.038 MG | 0.055 MG |
Niacin | 0.669 MG | 0.386 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.197 MG | 0.228 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119 MG | 0.217 MG |
Folate | 43 UG | 4 UG |
Carrot juice has 118% more calcium than mango - mango has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and carrot juice has 24mg of calcium.
Mango and carrot juice contain similar amounts of iron - mango has 0.16mg of iron per 100 grams and carrot juice has 0.46mg of iron.
Carrot juice is a great source of potassium and it has 74% more potassium than mango - mango has 168mg of potassium per 100 grams and carrot juice has 292mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both mango and carrot juice contain small amounts of lycopene.
Mango | Carrot Juice | |
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beta-carotene | 640 UG | 9303 UG |
alpha-carotene | 9 UG | 4342 UG |
lycopene | 3 UG | 2 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 23 UG | 333 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, mango has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot juice per 100 grams.
Mango | Carrot Juice | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.051 G | 0.009 G |
Total | 0.051 G | 0.009 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, carrot juice has more linoleic acid than mango per 100 grams.
Mango | Carrot Juice | |
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linoleic acid | 0.019 G | 0.061 G |
Total | 0.019 G | 0.061 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Mango (Mangos, raw) and Carrot Juice (Carrot juice, canned) .
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||